Neds - Form Guide

Thee Old Bomb Nz (Fr1) 9984233502
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Hannah Van dongen
Prize Money: $110,455
Win / Place: 12% / 41%

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: MALOO (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

97: 12-14-14

Distance

10: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-1

Track

14: 1-5-1

Season

11: 0-3-2

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

6: 3-0-2

3rd Up

5: 0-0-2

Metro

60: 8-7-7

Non-Metro

37: 4-7-7

Mobile

84: 12-12-13

Standing

13: 0-2-1

All-Weather

97: 12-14-14

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.90

Comments

Two back was well beaten into tenth behind Zara Tindall at Launceston over 2200m in a NR 64 to 69 on October 19 at $9. Then a handy effort when beaten by 1.5 m finishing second after a quick start, behind Hammer Dan at this track over 1609m in a NR 67 to 74 on October 26 at $4.80.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Hannah Van Dongen	1:58.30	1:58.3	1.5m	$4.80	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	$1,649	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
10th of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Hannah Van Dongen	2:44.40	2:00.2	13.5m	$9.00	6	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
5th of 10	13/10/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Hannah Van Dongen	2:49.40	2:04.5	10.3m	$18	8	NR 60 or better	$8,000	$240	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Sabine 3. Fleetwood Rock	-
3rd of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Hannah Van Dongen	2:00.70	1:55.6	7.9m	$15	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	$970	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
3rd of 6	28/9/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Hannah Van Dongen	2:01.20	1:56.1	6.7m	$8.50	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$970	1. Another Nien 2. The Chancer 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
2nd of 8	21/9/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Hannah Van Dongen	1:57.40	1:57.4	0.2m	$14	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$1,649	1. Sugarpova NZ 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Major Lester	-

Major Lester (Fr2) 5354334477
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Mitch Ford (C)
Prize Money: $236,061
Win / Place: 9.82% / 41%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: RUSSIAN BALL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

224: 22-42-30

Distance

68: 8-17-7

Trk/Dst

61: 7-15-6

Track

84: 10-18-9

Season

12: 1-0-3

1st Up

5: 0-1-2

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Metro

183: 14-35-26

Non-Metro

41: 8-7-4

Mobile

201: 19-39-27

Standing

23: 3-3-3

All-Weather

224: 22-42-30

Best Mile

1:55.30

Comments

Didn't do much at the last run, 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Hammer Dan (1:58.30) in NR 67 to 74 on October 26 at $51. Before that 7th (Fr7) over 2200m at Launceston, beaten 9 m by Zara Tindall (2:44.40) in NR 64 to 69 on October 19 at $26.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
7th of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Gareth Rattray	1:58.30	1:58.3	9.1m	$51	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
7th of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Mitch Ford	2:44.40	2:00.2	9.1m	$26	6	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
4th of 10	13/10/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Liam Older	2:49.40	2:04.5	4.8m	$9.00	8	NR 60 or better	$8,000	$400	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Sabine 3. Fleetwood Rock	-
4th of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Liam Older	2:00.70	1:55.6	14.4m	$41	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	$485	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
3rd of 8	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Liam Older	2:42.10	1:58.6	9.7m	$19	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$970	1. Sabine 2. Tambros Tilly 3. Major Lester	-
3rd of 8	21/9/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Liam Older	1:57.40	1:57.4	3.6m	$10	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$970	1. Sugarpova NZ 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Major Lester	-

Kivik (Fr-) 34x8970x69
Trainer: R L Williams (Frankford)
Driver: Brodie Davis (C)
Prize Money: $111,090
Win / Place: 16% / 37%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: COURAGE UNDER FIRE (NZ)

Dam: GUENEVERESLANCELOT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 14-5-14

Distance

6: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-0

Track

8: 2-1-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

8: 1-0-1

2nd Up

8: 0-1-0

3rd Up

7: 0-1-0

Metro

76: 13-5-10

Non-Metro

11: 1-0-4

Mobile

87: 14-5-14

All-Weather

87: 14-5-14

Best Mile

1:56.20

Comments

Didn't do much at the last run, was driven from back in the field when 9th (Fr6) over 2200m at Launceston beaten 10 m by Zara Tindall (2:44.40) in NR 64 to 69 on October 19 at $31. Before that 6th (Sr2) over 1680m at Launceston beaten 21 m by Barbary Tales (2:00.70) in NR 64 to 74 on October 5 at $61.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
9th of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	B L Davis	2:44.40	2:00.2	10.3m	$31	14	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
6th of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	B K Parker	2:00.70	1:55.6	21.6m	$61	70	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
70 Day Spell
10th of 12	27/7/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	B K Parker	2:40.20	1:57.2	28.1m	$26	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Octagonise 2. Smokescreen 3. Hazewillrev	-
7th of 12	20/7/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Kayleb Williams	2:00.30	1:55.2	8.9m	$18	14	NR 60 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Royal Appointment 2. Montgomery Burns NZ 3. Sugarpova NZ	-
9th of 12	6/7/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	B L Davis	1:58.10	1:53.1	26.2m	$71	14	No NR	$20,000	$200	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Stepping Stones 3. The Shallows	-
8th of 9	22/6/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	B L Davis	2:00.90	1:55.8	9.3m	$26	259	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	-	1. Lou Baby NZ 2. Spot Ruler 3. Hazewillrev	-
259 Day Spell

Mr Bondi Nz (Fr3) 2731648434
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Mark Yole
Prize Money: $90,688
Win / Place: 15% / 46%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: BIZZIE GIRL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 8-9-7

Distance

3: 0-2-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-2-1

Track

13: 1-3-1

Season

11: 1-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

44: 4-7-7

Non-Metro

8: 4-2-0

Mobile

51: 8-9-7

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

52: 8-9-7

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 1.75 m fourth behind Hammer Dan at this track over 1609m NR 67 to 74 last start. Before that was beaten 3.5 metres third at Launceston over 2200m in NR 64 to 69 on October 19.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Mark Yole	1:58.30	1:58.3	1.8m	$8.00	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	$485	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
3rd of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Mark Yole	2:44.40	2:00.2	3.3m	$10	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$970	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
4th of 8	12/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Hannah Van Dongen	1:58.70	1:58.7	11.3m	$14	7	NR 64 to 79	$9,700	$485	1. Iron Clad 2. Tough Shaz 3. Captain Pins NZ	-
8th of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Gareth Rattray	2:00.70	1:55.6	28.7m	$61	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
4th of 6	28/9/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mark Yole	2:01.20	1:56.1	8.6m	$3.80	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$485	1. Another Nien 2. The Chancer 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
6th of 8	21/9/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Yole	1:57.40	1:57.4	14.2m	$4.60	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Sugarpova NZ 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Major Lester	-

Sugarpova Nz (Fr4) 5645716065
Trainer: Conor Crook (Karoola)
Driver: Jordan Chibnall (C)
Prize Money: $59,311
Win / Place: 24% / 56%

5 yo Brown Mare

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: MAKAROVA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 10-10-3

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Track

4: 2-0-0

Season

10: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-2-0

Metro

29: 7-5-1

Non-Metro

12: 3-5-2

Mobile

40: 10-10-3

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

41: 10-10-3

Best Mile

1:55.03

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Hammer Dan (1:58.30) in NR 67 to 74 on October 26 at $16. Two runs back 6th (Sr2) over 2200m at Launceston, beaten 5.5 m by Zara Tindall (2:44.40) in NR 64 to 69 on October 19 at $13.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
5th of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Chibnall	1:58.30	1:58.3	5.9m	$16	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	$291	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
6th of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jordan Chibnall	2:44.40	2:00.2	5.4m	$13	14	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	-	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
12th of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Chibnall	2:00.70	1:55.6	33.3m	$5.00	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
6th of 10	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Chibnall	2:43.90	1:59.9	11.7m	$18	7	No NR	$20,000	$200	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Rockandahardplace 3. Star Major	-
1st of 8	21/9/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jordan Chibnall	1:57.40	1:57.4	0.2m	$9.50	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$6,305	1. Sugarpova NZ 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Major Lester	-
7th of 10	14/9/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Chibnall	2:00.70	1:55.6	15.4m	$8.50	14	NR 63 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Mr Bondi NZ 2. Rubins Plight 3. The Chancer	-

Sabine (Fr5) 1422272112
Trainer: Charlie Castles (Wesley Vale)
Driver: Charlie Castles
Prize Money: $62,898
Win / Place: 25% / 62%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: DAWN OFA NEW DAY (USA)

Dam: LAGARDE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 6-8-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

4: 2-0-0

Season

4: 2-2-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

Metro

21: 6-6-1

Non-Metro

3: 0-2-0

Mobile

23: 6-7-1

Standing

1: 0-1-0

All-Weather

24: 6-8-1

Best Mile

1:57.90

Comments

Beaten favourite last start when second at Burnie on October 13. Won the start prior at Launceston on September 28.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 10	13/10/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Charlie Castles	2:49.40	2:04.5	2.9m	$4.00f	15	NR 60 or better	$8,000	$1,360	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Sabine 3. Fleetwood Rock	-
1st of 8	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Charlie Castles	2:42.10	1:58.6	1.5m	$2.60f	14	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$6,305	1. Sabine 2. Tambros Tilly 3. Major Lester	-
1st of 11	14/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Charlie Castles	2:41.90	1:58.5	2.4m	$2.70f	14	NR 56 to 62	$9,700	$6,305	1. Sabine 2. Rocks Roy 3. Repetitive NZ	-
2nd of 8	31/8/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Charlie Castles	2:03.30	1:58.1	13.2m	$7.50	42	NMT 4 LTW's	$9,700	$1,649	1. Stranded Lollipop 2. Sabine 3. Ruebe Starbuck NZ	-
42 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 2	23/8/25	Carrick	2150m			-	Rohan Hillier	-	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Lou Baby NZ 2. Sabine 3.	-
7th of 9	20/7/25	Launceston	2698m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Charlie Castles	3:21.90	2:00.4	17.7m	$4.40	14	No NR	$60,000	$600	1. Swiatek Leis 2. Chenin Beach 3. Le Betty	-

Zara Tindall Nz (Fr6) 18655x9113
Trainer: M A Laugher (Westbury)
Driver: Liam Older (C)
Prize Money: $48,955
Win / Place: 25% / 55%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: VINCENT (AUS)

Dam: ROYAL IMPRESSION (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 7-2-6

Distance

5: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-1

Season

4: 2-0-1

1st Up

7: 2-0-2

2nd Up

6: 3-0-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

Metro

5: 2-0-1

Non-Metro

22: 5-2-5

Mobile

27: 7-2-6

All-Weather

27: 7-2-6

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.00

Comments

Beaten favourite last start when third at this track on October 26. Was victorious the start prior at Launceston on October 19.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Liam Older	1:58.30	1:58.3	1.6m	$2.50f	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	$970	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
1st of 12	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Liam Older	2:44.40	2:00.2	1.3m	$3.00f	7	NR 64 to 69	$9,700	$6,305	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Smokescreen 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-
1st of 10	12/10/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Liam Older	2:35.50	1:59.8	1.3m	$3.80f	50	NR 58 to 63	$9,700	$6,305	1. Zara Tindall NZ 2. Will He Pike 3. Axe And Deez	-
50 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 12	23/8/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Jordan Leedham	2:41.00	1:55.7	12.7m	$8.00	250	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Ruff Nut 2. Merrywood Paul 3. Michen Roy	-
250 Day Spell
2nd of 5	12/8/25	Melton	2240m			-	Jordan Leedham	2:48.80	-	1.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Goodtime Libby 2. Zara Tindall NZ 3. Sergeant Lou	-
6th of 6	27/5/25	Albion Park	1660m			-	L R Sutherland	1:59.40	-	32.8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Calling Buddy 2. Rocket City 3. Miss Idaho	-

We Salute You (Sr1) 4332250546
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Ricky Duggan (C)
Prize Money: $311,365
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WELL SAID (USA)

Dam: ARTERIAL WAY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

269: 33-31-38

Distance

78: 8-7-13

Trk/Dst

53: 5-6-9

Track

78: 8-11-11

Season

12: 0-2-2

1st Up

6: 1-2-1

2nd Up

6: 1-0-3

3rd Up

5: 1-1-2

Metro

225: 21-27-29

Non-Metro

44: 12-4-9

Mobile

234: 30-27-35

Standing

35: 3-4-3

All-Weather

269: 33-31-38

Best Mile

1:51.30

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 8 m by Hammer Dan (1:58.30) in NR 67 to 74 on October 26 at $6.50. Before that, hung in on scoring up, was driven from back in the field when 4th (Fr7) over 2200m after showing early speed at Launceston, beaten 40 m by Bettablack Tiger (2:44.70) in NR 70 to 79 on October 19 at $13.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
6th of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mitch Ford	1:58.30	1:58.3	8.5m	$6.50	7	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Hammer Dan 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. Zara Tindall NZ	-
4th of 7	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Mitch Ford	2:44.70	2:00.4	40.7m	$13	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$485	1. Bettablack Tiger 2. One Big Shew 3. Racketeers Boy NZ	-
5th of 8	12/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Liam Older	1:58.70	1:58.7	11.5m	$8.50	7	NR 64 to 79	$9,700	$291	1. Iron Clad 2. Tough Shaz 3. Captain Pins NZ	-
11th of 12	5/10/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Mitch Ford	2:00.70	1:55.6	30.8m	$10	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Barbary Tales 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
5th of 10	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Mark Yole	2:43.90	1:59.9	10.7m	$12	7	No NR	$20,000	$600	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Rockandahardplace 3. Star Major	-
2nd of 5	21/9/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mitch Ford	2:35.80	2:00.0	6.0m	$5.50	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$1,649	1. Triple Vinnies 2. We Salute You 3. Wavethebill NZ	-

One Big Shew (Sr2) 4032767425
Trainer: A C Duggan (Brighton)
Driver: Jacob Duggan (C)
Prize Money: $118,635
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN (USA)

Dam: CLOSE EMBRACE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 11-11-11

Distance

10: 3-1-2

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-1

Track

6: 0-1-1

Season

8: 0-2-1

1st Up

5: 0-3-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 3-0-0

Metro

46: 7-7-9

Non-Metro

20: 4-4-2

Mobile

63: 11-11-10

Standing

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

66: 11-11-11

Best Mile

1:51.85

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr5) over 2090m at this track, beaten 14 m by Stepping Stones (2:37.00) in NR 75 to 105 on October 26 at $15. Before that, a solid effort when 2nd (Fr4) over 2200m at Launceston beaten a nose by Bettablack Tiger (2:44.70) in NR 70 to 79 on October 19 at $3.10.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
5th of 8	26/10/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jacob Duggan	2:37.00	2:00.9	14.0m	$15	7	NR 75 to 105	$12,000	$360	1. Stepping Stones 2. Glenledi Elvis NZ 3. Iron Clad	-
2nd of 7	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Duggan	2:44.70	2:00.4	0.1m	$3.10	14	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$1,649	1. Bettablack Tiger 2. One Big Shew 3. Racketeers Boy NZ	-
4th of 6	5/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jacob Duggan	2:39.00	1:56.3	9.4m	$21	7	No NR	$12,000	$600	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Star Major 3. Glenledi Elvis NZ	-
7th of 10	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	Jacob Duggan	2:43.90	1:59.9	13.0m	$19	19	No NR	$20,000	$200	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Rockandahardplace 3. Star Major	-
6th of 7	9/9/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jacob Duggan	2:35.10	1:59.4	11.9m	$7.00	9	No NR	$12,000	-	1. Star Major 2. Vanquish Stride NZ 3. Watermelon Sugar NZ	-
7th of 8	31/8/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Jacob Duggan	2:48.30	2:02.5	8.2m	$4.40	14	No NR	$12,000	-	1. Glenledi Elvis NZ 2. Keayang Fitzy 3. Watermelon Sugar NZ	-

Rockandahardplace (Sr3) 3967179x21
Trainer: K E Rattray (Lietinna)
Driver: Todd Rattray
Prize Money: $182,126
Win / Place: 12% / 31%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PET ROCK (USA)

Dam: KARALTA CROWN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

135: 17-11-15

Distance

18: 4-0-2

Trk/Dst

18: 4-0-2

Track

30: 4-2-3

Season

2: 1-1-0

1st Up

6: 2-1-1

2nd Up

6: 1-0-0

3rd Up

5: 1-1-1

Metro

103: 12-9-13

Non-Metro

32: 5-2-2

Mobile

83: 12-7-9

Standing

52: 5-4-6

All-Weather

135: 17-11-15

Best Mile

1:58.48

Comments

Last start won by 3 m (10m Fr4) at Burnie (2:49.40) beating Sabine in NR 60 or better on October 13 at $4.60.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 10	13/10/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Kayleb Williams	2:49.40	2:04.5	2.9m	$4.60	15	NR 60 or better	$8,000	$5,200	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Sabine 3. Fleetwood Rock	-
2nd of 10	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	John Walters	2:43.90	1:59.9	0.1m	$31	84	No NR	$20,000	$3,600	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Rockandahardplace 3. Star Major	-
84 Day Spell
1st of 5	20/9/25	Carrick	2150m			-	John Walters	2:44.50	-	10.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Tough Shaz 3. Loutenant NZ	-
9th of 11	6/7/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m	John Walters	2:44.10	1:59.5	21.2m	$26	14	NR 60 or better	$9,700	-	1. We Salute You 2. Dressed In Gold NZ 3. Just Follow Me	-
7th of 11	22/6/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	John Walters	2:42.10	1:58.5	23.4m	$101	14	No NR	$20,000	$200	1. Stepping Stones 2. Blitzern 3. Pardoe Plugga	-
1st of 8	8/6/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	John Walters	2:44.70	2:00.5	7.9m	$13	14	NR 61 to 68	$9,700	$6,305	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Racketeers Boy NZ 3. Mr Bondi NZ	-

Tough Shaz (Sr4) 224361x829
Trainer: Tammy Langley (Brighton)
Driver: Tiarna Ford (C,3)
Prize Money: $64,782
Win / Place: 42% / 73%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: CAITLYN CLARKE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 8-5-1

Distance

4: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 2-1-0

Track

5: 2-2-0

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

5: 3-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

14: 5-4-1

Non-Metro

5: 3-1-0

Mobile

17: 8-5-1

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

19: 8-5-1

Best Mile

1:53.20

Comments

Last start 9th (FT Fr2) over 2698m at Launceston beaten 60 m by Star Major (3:27.60) in No NR on October 19 at $13. At the start before solid effort when 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m after showing early speed at this track, beaten 2 m by Iron Clad (1:58.70) in NR 64 to 79 on October 12 at $4.40.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
9th of 10	19/10/25	Launceston	2698m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Dylan Ford	3:27.60	2:02.9	60.0m	$13	7	No NR	$12,000	-	1. Star Major 2. De Goey 3. Vanquish Stride NZ	-
2nd of 8	12/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	T R Ford	1:58.70	1:58.7	2.1m	$4.40	14	NR 64 to 79	$9,700	$1,649	1. Iron Clad 2. Tough Shaz 3. Captain Pins NZ	-
8th of 10	28/9/25	Launceston	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Gareth Rattray	2:43.90	1:59.9	15.9m	$6.00	119	No NR	$20,000	$200	1. Vanquish Stride NZ 2. Rockandahardplace 3. Star Major	-
119 Day Spell
2nd of 5	20/9/25	Carrick	2150m			-	Dylan Ford	2:44.50	-	10.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rockandahardplace 2. Tough Shaz 3. Loutenant NZ	-
1st of 5	18/8/25	Hobart	2090m			-	Dylan Ford	2:42.40	-	1.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Tough Shaz 2. Denny Rocks 3. Zeus Immortal	-
1st of 9	1/6/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Mark Yole	2:34.00	1:58.6	1.7m	$2.15f	14	NR 75 to 105	$12,000	$7,800	1. Tough Shaz 2. All By Myself NZ 3. Blitzern	-

Captain Pins (Sr5) 4828x05536
Trainer: Tammy Langley (Brighton)
Driver: Dylan Ford
Prize Money: $105,272
Win / Place: 16% / 42%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: PRETTY PINS (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

59: 10-11-4

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-1

Season

5: 0-0-1

1st Up

6: 3-1-0

2nd Up

6: 2-0-0

3rd Up

6: 0-1-0

Metro

28: 4-4-1

Non-Metro

31: 6-7-3

Mobile

59: 10-11-4

All-Weather

59: 10-11-4

Best Mile

1:55.10

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr3) over 2200m after showing early speed at Launceston beaten 80 m by Bettablack Tiger (2:44.70) in NR 70 to 79 on October 19 at $6. At his previous start solid effort despite getting well back, when 3rd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 10 m by Iron Clad (1:58.70) in NR 64 to 79 on October 12 at $14.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
6th of 7	19/10/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Dylan Ford	2:44.70	2:00.4	79.7m	$6.00	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	-	1. Bettablack Tiger 2. One Big Shew 3. Racketeers Boy NZ	-
3rd of 8	12/10/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Dylan Ford	1:58.70	1:58.7	10.8m	$14	14	NR 64 to 79	$9,700	$970	1. Iron Clad 2. Tough Shaz 3. Captain Pins NZ	-
5th of 6	28/9/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Gareth Rattray	2:01.20	1:56.1	8.8m	$10	7	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$291	1. Another Nien 2. The Chancer 3. Thee Old Bomb NZ	-
5th of 5	21/9/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Dylan Ford	2:35.80	2:00.0	26.4m	$4.00	28	NR 70 to 79	$9,700	$291	1. Triple Vinnies 2. We Salute You 3. Wavethebill NZ	-
2nd of 3	1/9/25	Hobart	2090m			-	T R Ford	2:41.80	-	0.3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Stone Writer 2. Captain Pins NZ 3. I Want It All NZ	-
- of 11	24/8/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	T R Ford	2:40.60	1:57.5	99.0m	$1.00	130	NR 63 to 79	$9,700	-	1. Royal Appointment 2. Bettablack Tiger 3. We Salute You	-
130 Day Spell

Rakadan Nz (Sr6) 8150x5112x
Trainer: J J McKenzie (Mangalore)
Driver: Jack Watson (C,5)
Prize Money: $73,904
Win / Place: 31% / 58%

Recent Trial Winner

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: HES WATCHING (USA)

Dam: RAKARATA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 9-4-4

Distance

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

12: 5-1-1

Non-Metro

17: 4-3-3

Mobile

29: 9-4-4

All-Weather

29: 9-4-4

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Best Mile

1:51.50

Comments

Resuming after a spell of 14 months. Finished off last preparation when beaten by 1.5 m finishing second after showing early speed, behind Unfazed at Menangle over 2300m in a NR up to 95 on September 14 2024 at $3.60.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 5	27/10/25	Hobart	2090m			-	Jack Watson	2:37.60	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rakadan NZ 2. Street Appeal NZ 3. Always Aurora	-
1st of 4	14/10/25	Hobart	2090m			-	Jack Watson	-	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rakadan NZ 2. Five Star Shark 3. Ray Dan	-
2nd of 9	14/9/24	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Seaton Grima	2:44.80	1:55.3	1.5m	$3.60	8	NR up to 95	$20,400	$3,400	1. Unfazed NZ 2. Rakadan NZ 3. Cassius Deck	-
1st of 8	6/9/24	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Seaton Grima	1:51.50	1:51.5	1.1m	$2.40	7	No NR	$9,790	$5,184	1. Rakadan NZ 2. Mach Da Vinci NZ 3. Master Catch	-
1st of 10	30/8/24	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Seaton Grima	1:53.10	1:53.1	8.7m	$8.50	7	NR 60 to 72	$9,790	$5,184	1. Rakadan NZ 2. Ryans Gangster 3. Laceys Lad NZ	-
5th of 10	23/8/24	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Seaton Grima	1:52.70	1:52.7	8.1m	$2.60f	83	No NR	$9,790	$384	1. Roclea Image 2. Master Catch 3. Dadndave NZ	-
83 Day Spell